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Windows 7
by Mr. David Fritz
Download and Install Software
• Do not use the software from the CD included
in the Velleman oscilloscope box.
– It is several versions old and has a few bugs.
– Download the software from the Velleman USA
website or download from the OpEL website
• It can be fairly difficult to find the software on the
Velleman website so I recommend going to the OpEL.
• Unzip (Right Click -> Extract All)
pclab2000lt_v1_09.zip and install the
software.
Installing Oscilloscope Drivers
• Download the zipped device driver files (pcsgu250_winusbdrv2.zip).
• Unzip (Right Click and select Extract All) the into an easy-to-find location on
your computer.
• Plug your scope into the USB port
• Click: Start > Control Panel > System > Device Manager
• At the top of the list, right click on your computer name and select Scan for
hardware changes
• In the list under Other Devices, you should see a PCSGU250 device with a
yellow exclamation mark next to it.
• Right click this device and choose Update Driver Software…
• In the Update Driver wizard, select Browse my computer for driver software
• Click on Browse and navigate to the folder location where you unzipped the
driver software.
• Select the pcsgu250_winusbdrv2 folder . Make sure that Include Subfolders is
checked
• If you get a dialog window popup, select Install this driver software anyways.
• You should now see a PCSGU250 Device in your Device Manager list
You should now have the drivers installed
• Make sure that you installed the software and drivers from the Velleman
website.
– The CD included with your scope does not contain the latest versions.
– Read the suggested workarounds on Troubleshooting on
http://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/PCSGU250
• If you have a scope that will not work, contact Dr. Meehan or Justin
Cartwright for assistance.
Signal Generator built into the Scope
• Generates sine, square, and triangle
waveforms, plus other functions. Select
the waveform type with the buttons.
BNC Connector
Connection
• The output of the function
generator is the BNC
connector closest to the
bottom of the Velleman
PCSGU250.
– The bottom is the heavy side.
– When you connect one of
your BNC cables, rotate the
cable until the nub on the
Velleman connector locks in
place with the cable.
– It takes a slight push in and
then twist in the opposite
direction to remove the cable
from the Velleman
PCSGU250.
Starting the Function Generator
• Make sure that you installed the software and drivers from the Velleman
website. The CD included with your scope does not contain the latest
versions.
• If you have a scope that will not work, see a GTA in the OpEL for
assistance.
Your Velleman PCSGU250 is connected
What now?
• First do a calibration.
With no cables connected to the scope,
Select
More Funct.
In the pop-up window that opens,
select + or – DC, depending on
whether you want a voltage
output from the function
generator that is greater than 0 V
or less than 0 V, respectively.
Setting the amplitude of the DC signal